What are you doing about naps? Do you have a nap in the day?

This is what I found in wiki A power-nap is a short sleep which terminates before the occurrence of deep sleep or slow-wave sleep (SWS), intended to quickly revitalize the subject from drowsiness.

Thanks for that Poohgal, now I should try and put it to practice!

I enjoy taking naps to refresh my mind and get my through the rest of the day a quick thirty minutes to myself eyes closed is the best... I dont always get time to take a nap but when i do I do take full advantage...Im already ready to take a nap now lol

Sweetie, that's a good idea to rest your eyes even if you are not sleeping, may be agood one for me as I spend many hours on the PC Im already ready to take a nap now lol Hope you had a good nap fairy girl..

Yes, it is. Once i got as check up from my eye doctor and he said that my eyes are running dry because i spent too much time infront of the computer. There is this sharp stinging pain i feel in my eyes. I was asked to rest my eyes as often as i can or it will be much worse. So, now i rest my eyes whenever i can, cause i can't give up being on my computer and mylotting, at least that's a compromise. Have a god nap too! good day to you!

When I was little, we always had to have a nap after lunch during holidays and I hated it and vowed that 'when I grow up, I will never nap during the day' Still don't and I do not ask mine to nap if they do not want to...I do have trouble sleeping at night though if I did, so I guess that's the main reason Hope your back and neck feel better happy myLotting

It depends of the things I have to do in the day. Yeah, I suppose it would be possible to squeeze in a nap at the weekends

I've never been able to take a nap during the day, I've felt like I needed to, but if I try I can't do it, I can't go to sleep..lol. To me I always felt lazy if I did nap, I didn't feel like doing anything for the rest of the day. I'm sure many people can relate to that..I do

Good for you if you can make the time

When I was a stay at home mom, I used to try and get all my work done while my baby was napping. But a friend told me that I needed to nap when the baby does to work effectively (I was always tired before that). So, I would get up VERY early in the morning to finish all my chores(including cooking for the day) when the family was sleeping and nap when the baby napped later in the day. I found out that I was fresher in the morning and could go to bed early - an hour or so after baby - because all my work was done (except the dinner dishes) and I was able to get a good night's sleep (along with the afternoon nap) AND able to spend quality time with the baby (all his waking hours, I would be with him and taking care of his needs and not doing something else that needed doing).

It is easier done when you're at home, yes.. Although I have a toddler and work too, because I am at work all day, I'd not be able to nap though I do get sleepy and grumpy! I find it hard to get myself to have a nap when I am at home and my toddler has one as I think it's time to do all the things I need to do before she wakes again

I don't get a chance to in the office either! and there's plenty to do at weekends, I never get round to it and I tend to think naps make me feel lazier afterwards..

how many people can nap for just 20 minutes? I'd probably spend the first ten minutes trying to nap, then the next ten hoping I don't oversleep

I don't like naps either as I would feel lazier when I woke other than feel refreshed

Same here Sharay, if I did nap in the day, I'd find it hard to sleep in the nite and harder to wake the next morning

10 minutes shut-eye at my cubicle At least you've got a cubicle, ours is open-plan! if I'm home, I'd take an afternoon nap - it could last from 15 minutes to 2 hours! And I'd wake up very refreshed, sometimes so energetic, that I could not sleep at night! Good for you! I would wake up feeling more tired and lazy when I had a nap so I don't anymore..

Now at the work, it's not possible to take naps.. even if we have a lunch time from 1 to 3 pm.. Yes, it's next to impossible to have a nap if you're at work... wow, you got 2 hours for lunch?

well, it's actually only 1 hour.. but everyone takes 2 hours to lunch and to do other things.. so, I do the same.. who wants to be a perfect worker if at the end of the month the salary won't increase? so, everyone works only for what we got at the end of the month.. nothing more..

who wants to be a perfect worker if at the end of the month the salary won't increase?

when I'm traveling I nap I do try sometimes when I'm travelling, but most times half-asleep as worried I'd miss my stop so that would be a real cat nap...

Wow, I wouldn't nap with any sort of noise around me even if I'm very tired! maybe if it's in a car or on a train.. You must get very tired...

I actually asked a Dr. once and they said it is normal for the human body to want to nap between the hours of 2 and 5 in the afternoon. I am normally sluggish at the time and thought it was due to lunch! Cheers for the info

We also used to have to nap after school and lunch when we were younger and yes, we did want to play too and it annoyed the heck out of us! I stopped napping too partly because of that but I always want to get a lot done in the day and still do even when I am tired

take a nap int he afternoon while my youngest baby lying on my stomach Aww! cute.. I also used to try and nap when my youngest was little as she'd be up at night and I'd regret it if I hadn't!

I seem to feel worse if I take a nap. I don't know why that is. Same here! I'd probably have to splash my face with cold water or have a shower before I'd feel fully awake and energetic again..